Hello from a sunny CMGC, well it is as I write this week's e-newsletter! It has been another busy week at the club with plenty of preparation going into the pre-season! A big thank you to everyone's positive comments about the course over a busy weekend. Once again this week we have had more membership enquiries and we are delighted to welcome Stuart to CMGC.
As mentioned last week our Club Repair and Motocaddy Service Centre business is officially open! We have invested over £3000 to offer these top quality services
We have four great options for you to consider in getting both your clubs and trolleys into perfect shape ready for the upcoming season.
Simply call, email or pop into the golf centre to book your appointment.
MOT Your Game Options
Option 1
Loft and lie check on your three most used irons.
One free Golf Pride tour velvet grip one your seven iron
Grip analysis
Shaft analysis
Golf ball analysis and recommendations
Shoe spike analysis
Glove analysis
Cost: FREE
Duration 30-40 minutes
This option is a must for all golfers, a detailed report is given back to the user with our professional analysis and tips on maintaining your equipment.
Option 2
ALL loft and lies checked
Clubs, shafts and grips cleaned.
One free Golf Pride tour velvet grip one your seven iron
Grip analysis
Shaft analysis
Golf ball analysis and recommendations
Shoe spike analysis
Glove analysis
Cost: £10
Duration: 60 minutes
Option 3- For Motocaddy Trolleys
Full clean of all components for smoother running
Re-grease of motor, clutch and bearings for long lasting components
Quality checks of all electrics (control box, wiring loom, circuit board and switch)
Quality checks for any water damage
Cost: £20
We highly recommend this service as it will improve the overall performance of your trolley.
Option 4
Nice and simple… Option 2 and 3 but a total cost of £27.50
Book Your MOT Time Slot
Saturday 21st February - 1 - 4- click here to book
Sunday 22nd February 1 - 4 - click here to book
Monday 23rd February 12- 4 - click here to book
Tuesday 24th February 2 - 4 - click here to book
Saturday 28th February 11am - click here to book
Sunday 1st March 11- 2- click here to book
Wednesday 4th March 12-4 - click here to book
Thursday 5th March 10 - 2- click here to book
Saturday 7th March 11- 4 - click here to book
Sunday 8th March 12 - 5 - click here to book
Texas AM
With the greens having their winter aeration programme, and being freshly cut and rolled, the course was in top condition. The weather staying dry encouraged new members to join in with this week's Texas AM. One thing you couldn't miss was Dave Gordon's fireworks trousers! Maybe a new John (Wild Thing) Daly in the making, if those eye popping trousers are on show each week!
This weekend's competition was open to visitors as well members. The best two stableford scores counted on each hole once the best drive had been taken. With some strong teams on paper and some new faces added into the mix, it could have been anyone's! But winning all depends on playing the right format, but for one team this week, humiliation fell upon them. Dave Moore, Gary Hingley, Bob Barlow and Alan Hall seemingly thought the competition was Texas scramble and so were ultimately disqualified. Dave Moore Vice captain found the whole mix up hilarious.
New Member Paul Brown and his team shot a great score of 94 points early, which on any other week would have won. However the team of the weekend was Dave Gordon, Graham Butcher, Eduardo Nascimento and Colin Hopewell who shot an impressive 99 points with their only misery being "we're just gutted we didn't get the 100!". The whole team played consistently throughout but with a good mix of handicaps it helped them boost their score to come out on top.
Pictured from left - Colin Hopewell, Eduardo Nascimento, Dave 'Wild Thing' Gordon and Graham Butcher.
Ladies Fun Texas Scramble
This week's ladies competition was a fun Texas scramble with the teams being drawn on the day. With a good mix of handicaps in each team, there was potential for low scores to be calculated. The first team out won with a score of 70.8. The team consisted of Marilyn Wood, Ann Breakwell and Amy Millward.
Amy had this to say on the win "I really enjoyed playing with Ann and Marilyn they were great company and we motivated each other well, our short game definitely helped us score well and this probably was the deciding factor".
Cleobury March On In Daily Mail Competition
Cleobury recently took on Habberley golf club in the Daily Mail knockout. This is a national competition with regional rounds and then a final abroad. Vice-Captain Dave Moore is running the Cleobury team and had Gary Hingley, Jack Severn, Mike Wood and the Johnson brothers at his disposal for the first match. It was very tightly contested with Habberley playing really well, Gary Hingley was beaten on the last and with Jack Severn loosing Cleobury were on the ropes. The match play specialist Mike Wood won 3 & 2 and Andy Johnson also won leaving the scores tied and it all coming down to Simon's match. Now this is where it gets good….. the match went down the last, (9th of Foxes Run) with both players finding the fairway. Simon caught his approach shot a little heavy and was in the lake all day long, however a bounce and skid off the ice it made it onto the green and finished 8 foot way to give Cleobury a narrow 3 - 2 win.
Dave Moore had this to say on his team performance… 'The lads did great today in tough frozen conditions, home advantage is key, I am delighted to get the win and await the draw of the next round.
Amy - Clean the grooves of your clubs for a cleaner contact, enabling more spin and an overall better shot! A £3 grove cleaner can make all the difference.
Matt - Always read the rules of the competition, often this time of the year different rules may apply e.g. bunkers GUR. Take the time to check in early and get organised.
Sam - Check your golf spikes, if you play golf once a week you will need them changing once a year. If you look at your spikes and see the 'C' fading this is the indicator that you need them changing.
This week we welcome seniors vice captain Maurice
January/February has seen the continuation and completion of the Seniors winter eclectic competition. In spite of some inclement weather conditions a hardy average of just over 30 players have been contesting the eclectic and combined stableford competitions. In spite of the conditions, but helped by placing everywhere, and bunkers GUR, there have been some notable scores such as Bob Westwood, Dave Slater, and Chris Newman with 41 points, Mike Foord, Alan Hall and Ian Duncan with 40 points and numerous players with 36 or more points over 10 weeks of the eclectic . The final winners of the eclectic are Yoshi Oyama in division 1 and Roy Dudley in division 2.
Prior to Christmas a 3 clubs and putter competition helped to prove that decent scores do not need a full bag of clubs. Mel Kingston scoring 38 points, closely followed by Dave Hadley on 37 points and Roger Bartlett on 36 points.
It is good to see the return of our Captain, Colin Onions, from a lengthy absence due to illness and he can now see the Seniors move forward with our friendly match programme starting with Penn Golf Club towards the end of March. It is encouraging to see the numbers signing up at this early stage, so we hope for a better success rate this year.
Huge Investment In Trackman
Rob Grier has just invested in the brand new TrackMan Pro at a huge cost of £25,000! TrackMan Pro measures the full trajectory of any shot, from 4-yard pitches to 400-yard drives, pinpointing the landing position with an accuracy of 1 foot at 100 yards. Delivering state-of-the-art data without using any modeling, TrackMan Pro displays the shot's actual 3D trajectory together with 26 impact and ball flight data in real time. It will be based at the Stone driving range facility but as always CMGC members get FREE fittings. If you are in the market for a new set of clubs it is thoughly recommend to use TrackMan as they are the most accurate on the market.
Both Rob and Sam are on hand to offer the fittings should you wish. Rob has also confirmed the following Fittimg days at Stone. Dave and Tom will be at the Titleist one should anyone want to make the journey over with us from CMGC.
Titleist - Wednesday 4th March 4pm - 9pm (Club Fitting)
Mizuno - Saturday 7th March 11am - 3pm (Club Fitting)
PING - Saturday 14th March 11am - 3pm (Club Fitting)
Cobra - Thursday 19th March 4pm - 8pm (Club Fitting)
Bridgestone - Saturday 11th April 11am - 3pm (Club & Ball Fitting)
If you would like to book any slots at Stone for the following fitting days please email pro@cleoburygolfclub.com or call 01299 271 112. Pictured some of the TrackMan data and Rob with his new toy!
Loads of Motocaddy trolley, accessories and bags are in stock here at CMGC. We do you great multi buy deals on trolley and bag combos as pictured. Please speak to Dave, Tom or Matt for more information on the benefits you can gain from each model and which would best suit your game.
To co-inside with our big push on MOT's we have just taken delivery of 400 new grips.
We only use the best when it comes to grips and have a huge selection of grips from leading brands Golf Pride and Lamkin.
Fitted grips start from just £5 and go up to £14 depending on the quality of grip you require e.g. some perform better in wet conditions.
If you require any advice please talk to any golf centre staff member. We offer a 24 hour turn around on any set of clubs.
